Natalie attended Plymouth College of Art and Design, pursued a career in the Royal Air Force, then returned to Visual Communication as a mature student in Aberdeen. She has been drawing and making things ever since she can remember, coming from a creative family, and her dream job is to illustrate stories full of magic, humour and mythology, or anything a bit scary. Natalie now lives in Devon with her family.
Authors and illustrators
Nicola Kent
Nicola Kent is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. She won the Independent Booksellers’ Best New Illustrator Award (2019) and has been shortlisted in both the World Illustration Awards and the Teach Primary Book Awards. She lives in London with her partner, two children, a cat and a dog, and a very untidy desk.
Maxime Lebrun
Maxime Lebrun always loved to draw and colour as a kid, watching clouds through the windows at school and drawing dinosaurs in his school books till he studied youth illustration and animation for a degree in Epinal, France. He’s been working as a freelance illustrator for the past couple of years while living in London. He loves telling stories in his images, and playing with light and colours.
Mike Moran
Mike Moran is an award-winning, left handed illustrator from the US. He is a graduate from the School of Visual Arts, NYC. He also dreams of becoming a songwriter in Nashville or the 5th Beatle.
Miriam Latimer
Matthew Isherwood
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle is a Mexican illustrator, storyteller and concept artist. She often draws inspiration from Latin American cultures, constantly mixing the whimsical and the ordinary in colourful compositions that are both bold and vibrant. www.mirelleortega.com.
Mei Stoyva
Mei is a designer and illustrator from Norway, currently based in the UK. She loves drawing all things cute and colourful, and aims to make art that brings a smile to people’s faces. Her hobbies include writing music and making bad, bilingual puns. She hopes to one day get good at video games.
Michael Terry
Michael Terry was born in Folkestone and studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Folkestone Art School. He has since worked as a designer/typographer and has been a successful illustrator for over thirty years, recently illustrating many books for children. Michael lives and works by the coast in England with his partner Lindsey and three children. He also has three grown-up sons.